Summary:
After the completion of the Shikon no Tama, questions are left unanswered and the magical properties of the jewel are still unknown. The wish fulfills a lifetime full of new adventures and self-discovery!
A/N: I do not own Inuyasha
[PROLOGUE]
A warm breeze gently swirled around the flames, which caused the fire to burn even brighter. The companions sat in silence as the fire mesmerized their thoughts. The events of the day were sinking in and everyone needed time to think. It had taken ten years to collect all of the jewel shards and defeat Naraku. There were endless trials and tribulations to get all of the shards and the million dollar question was sitting heavily on everyone's minds.
Kagome looked down at her hands that cradled all of the jewel shards. Her hands that were well manicured and meticulously cared for during the beginning of the journey now marred with battle scars. There was a light pink scar with jagged stitches on the palm of her left hand that looked like it never healed thoroughly. The serpent youkai infused its venom with dark magic, which caused the wounds to never heal. The cut was very deep and the pain was agonizing. She almost bled to death over the course of a week. She had to learn her first healing spell that day and to learn how to keep a spell permanently active. There was a part of her spiritual powers that will always be dedicated to healing the wound permanently, and if she ever falls unconscious for a long period of time, the stitches will unravel and the wound will be just as bad as the first time she had been bitten. Eight times. That's how many times her wound had opened and nine times she had to seal those wounds.
On her right hand there were scars in between each of her fingers. Inuyasha had been severely wounded during his human night and went into septic shock. He became delusional and the companions could do nothing but watch as she poured all of her healing powers into him. She had held his hand throughout the night to keep a constant flow of her spiritual powers to keep him alive. Nothing but shear will power kept her awake and miraculously she stayed by his side. The dawning of the new day shed its first rays across the small cave the companions had used for shelter that night. She kept the constant contact with Inuyasha, wanting to heal him in his human form as much as possible. She felt the slight brush of his youki, but she chose to ignore it wanting nothing more than to make sure he would survive.
Inuyasha slowly opened his eyes as he regained his abilities to heal the wounds and burn off the bacteria that were taking over his blood. The sudden onslaught of purified power attached to his hand caused him to lose control. He was not in his right mind yet and the demon blood took over. Kagome winced in pain as his claws started digging into her hands. With all of the power she had left, she pushed her aura around her and Inuyasha, creating a barrier. She then subdued Inuyasha's demon by sending her reserved energy directly through his hand. Both of them lost consciousness and the barrier shattered. The companions looked on helplessly as Kagome's wound on her left hand reopened and her right hand bled freely from the claws of Inuyasha.
The rustling of leaves snapped her out of her thoughts. She locked eyes with the hanyou who was fidgeting in the tree. She knew he was getting impatient.
'How am I supposed to make this whole when I have been through so much? I feel so much bitterness in my heart that I cannot put together something that has been shattered into a million pieces.' Kagome let out a long sigh as she averted her gaze to the shards.
'Keh. Starring at it 'aint gonna make the shards into a whole jewel, Kagome. Why don't you just make it whole already?' Inuyasha said a little too sharply.
'Inuyasha…' she said in a seductive voice.
'SIT!'
There was a loud thud in the middle of the once quiet forest. It was a much needed distraction for everyone. At first, Shippou started giggling. He clapped his hands and danced around Inuyasha's crater and his merriment soon reached everyone else. Miroku, Sango, and Kagome stared at each other for a hot minute before breaking out into fits of laughter.